Casting Lots: A Survival Cannibalism Podcast
Join hosts Carmella and Alix as they explore real-life cases of survival cannibalism in this true history podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Episodes
- 57
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2022
S1 E13. ICE PART IV – The Marten Hartwell Story
In our final episode of the season, we take to the Arctic skies for the Marten Hartwell story.
CREDITS
Written, hosted and produced by Alix Penn and Carmella Lowkis.
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S1 E9. SEA PART VI – The Cospatrick
The emigrant ship Cospatrick is headed to Auckland when it catches ablaze at sea, resulting in a tragic loss of lives that makes it one of the worst disasters in New Zealand’s history. But fo…
S1 E8. SEA PART V – The Mignonette
Is survival cannibalism illegal? After the crew of the Mignonette turn to the custom of the sea, they find themselves embroiled in a landmark 19th Century court case. The status of maritime c…
S1 E6. SEA PART III – The Raft of the Medusa
Have you ever been so drunk you’ve started eating people? This episode, Carmella tells the absurd true story behind Géricault’s famous painting of ‘The Raft of the Medusa’.
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S1 E5. SEA PART II – The Custom of the Sea
Eating your crew-mates after a shipwreck used to be so common that it was known as the ‘custom of the sea’. This episode, Alix offers up a buffet of maritime disasters that ended in cannibali…
S1 E4. SEA PART I – The Sinking of the Luxborough Galley
A fire at sea leads to a grisly fate for the crew of the Luxborough Galley, an 18th Century slave ship.
CREDITS
Written, hosted and produced by Alix Penn and Carmella Lowkis.
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S1 E2. LAND PART II – The Uruguayan Flight Disaster
If you’re scared of flying, here’s why you’re right! This episode, we’re covering the tragic fate of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, also known as The Miracle of the Andes.
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S1 E0. Cannibalism Q&A / Meet the hosts
What have you always wanted to know about cannibalism?
Whet your appetite and meet your hosts Alix and Carmella as they answer listener questions about all things anthropophagous (aka “hum…
Third Trailer
Would you eat another person to survive?
Casting Lots: A Survival Cannibalism Podcast launches on 31 October 2019.
CREDITS
Written, hosted and produced by Alix Penn and Carmella Lowkis.
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Second Trailer
How far would you go to stay alive?
From failing colonies to the frozen North, from whaling ships to wagon trains, humans have been eating other humans to survive since time began.
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First Trailer
Join hosts Alix and Carmella in a new podcast on the true history of survival cannibalism.
Casting Lots: A Survival Cannibalism Podcast will be launching 31 October 2019.
CREDITS
Written, h…